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Mining

//ˈmaɪnɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth. countable, uncountable

    "gold mining"

  2. 2
    the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth wordnet
  3. 3
    Any activity that extracts or undermines. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable."

  4. 4
    laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment wordnet
  5. 5
    The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work. countable, uncountable

    "Kazakhstan became last year the world’s second-largest centre for bitcoin mining after the United States, according to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, after China clamped down on crypto mining activity."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mine form-of, gerund, participle, present

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